Package with mount



P 1942- F. e. STEINER PACKAGE WITH MOUNT 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Original Filegi May 13, 1940 p 1942- v F. GqsT ElNER 2,295,018 I PACKAGE WITH MOUNT Original Filed May 13, 1940 2 Sheets-SheetZ Patented Sept. 8, 1942 PACKAGE WITH MOUNT Frank G. Steiner, Miami Beach, Fla., assignor to Steiner Sales Company, Salt Lake City, Utah, a corporation of Utah Original application May 13, 1940, Serial No. 334,849. Divided and this application February 14, 1941, Serial No. 378,921

9 Claims.

This invention relates to a package equipped with means for clamping it during shipment, which means also acts as a hanger by which the package is connected to a support, and further relates to a specific placement of a package in relation to the door of a dispenser cabinet. This application is divisional of my copending application Serial No. 334,849, filed May 13, 1940. An object is to provide simple, inexpensive means which can be easily serviced or attached to the cabinet.

The invention finds particularly valuable application in the hanging of a package or pad of sheets on the door of a cabinet, for example, on the door of a towel dispensing cabinet, in which there is provided a shelf for cosmetics and in which a pad of paper of a quality such as Kleenex is also provided.

Preferably, facial tissue is used, such as Kleenex, arranged in pad form on the inside of Figure '7 is a detailed vertical section through v the bracket and support taken on line 1-1 of Figure 6;

Figure 8 is a horizontal section through the bracket and support taken on line 8-8 of Figure 6;

Figure 9 is a perspective view of one of the units or sheets of paper; and

Figure 10 is a plan view, showing the improved package with blade and back plate of the bracket acting to hold the sheets in package or pad formation, for shipment.

The numeral I generally indicates a cabinet, preferably a dispensing cabinet, which is provided with a shelf 2 disposed above a dispensing mechanism (not shown). A door 3 is hinged as at 4. The shelf is provided with a recess indicated at 6 which is adapted to receive a package of sheets 1.

a door of a cabinet. To conserve space it is desirable to use pads because a roll of 300 lengths of Kleenex paper is about four inches in diameter, while a pad of 200 lengths is only about onehalf inch thick. The paper is herein hung at a point on the door which is opposed to a compartment which acts as a storage for bottles or cosmetics, which storage space is limited in depth.

It is desirable to ship the paper in package form with the means by which the paper will be attachedalso attached to the package of paper, so that all that is thereafter necessary is to attach the hanger to means provided on a support or door.

Objects, features and advantages of the invention will appear in the description of the drawings forming a part of this specification, and in said drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan section taken above the shelf of a cabinet, showing the invention applied thereto;

Figure 2 is a vertical section through the cabinet on line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a View of the inner face of the door showing how the bracket is attached, that part of the attaching means which is on the door being shown in section;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the bracket removed from the package;

Figure 5 is a perspective view further illustrating that part of the bracket-attaching means which is on the door;

Figure 6 is a face view of the inner side of the door showing the package attached thereto, but partly broken away to show the bracket;

This cabinet, although shown only in a fragmentary manner, may represent a dispensing cabinet provided with a shelf which may support cosmetic materials, and the package of paper I may be of the facial tissue type. This cabinet may have a towel dispensing device arranged below the shelf, either for dispensing absorbent paper for use in drying the hands, or for dispensing fabric or laundered toweling. The door 3 acts as a door for closing all compartments of the cabinet.

It is a particular object of this invention to provide "a package like that generally indicated by the numeral I, which package includes or has attached thereto, when shipped, a hanger or means by which the paper can be secured to a support or, in this embodiment, to a door. It is a particular object to provide attaching means which will substantially prevent swinging movements of the paper package or pad in a direction parallel with the face of the support, of such a degree as would interfere with the registration with and entry of the pad into the recess 6 of the shelf, as the door is closed. It will be understood that when the door is closed there is a tendency for the package to swing, due to centrifugal action, but the present devices overcome that tendency.

Referring now to Figures 3, 4, 6 and 9, and to the construction of the package per se, the numeral it generally indicates a unit of paper comprising two sheets or thicknesses of paper, with the paper (see Figure 9) folded inwardly from one or both sides as at II and/or l2. The package, of course, is made up of a, plurality of these sheets or units l0, and each unit has a vertical slit [3 through which the blade or hanger element I4 passes in a manner to pendently support the sheet. This hanger element has a pointed head 15, and just rearwardly of the head is a shoulder I6 adapted to resist accidental disconnection of the sheets by motion in a direction lengthwise of the hanger blade. The folded-over portion II or the folded-over portions II and I2 are arranged as shown in Figure 6 to face the user so that all that is necessary in order to remove the sheet is to slip the fingers beneath the flap II and pull downwardly so that the knife will tear the sheet along the line A indicated at Figure 9.

In making a package of sheets to be held pendently and torn off one by one by pulling and tearing across an edge of a blade, it is best to fold the sheets so that each can be separately grasped and pulled. This is particularly true for a soft paper like Kleenex, that is, for facial tissue. The folding of the paper as shown in Figure 9 is therefore important.

An important feature of the invention is the vertical arrangement of the blade, the snug fit of the paper about it, and the connection of the bracket or hanger, so that no substantial lateral swinging movement of the paper will occur, due to centrifugal action incident on opening or clcsing of the door, but particularly on closing of the same. Referring to Figure 4, the bracket includes the hanger plate 26 suitably reeniorced as at 2|, 22 by punched-out portions, the portion 2| merging into the portion 23 of blade I4 to stiffen the blade. See also Figures 2 and 3. Although in the drawings the opening in the paper has been somewhat exaggerated, it will be understood that there is a snug fit between the paper and the blade.

A feature of the invention is the specific construction of the hanger, as well as the broader ideas of means and conception used to attach it. In this instance, the hanger prevents or sufliciently controls the swinging motion of the pad in a direction parallel with the face of the support to which it is attached.

Referring to Figure 5, it will be seen that an S-shaped member or projection is attached to the door by elements 25, 26 which, it is to be noted, extend from the terminals of the S-shaped element 24. These elements are riveted to the door. Referring now to Figure 4, the plate 23 is provided with an S-shaped slot 21', the terminals of which are provided with offsets or recesses 28, 28 which correspond to and cooperate respectively with the connections 25 and 2 of the projection 24, to rigidly lock and secure the hanger. Figure 2 illustrates the locking relation of the parts 25, 28 and 26, 29, and it will be seen that the bracket or hanger when connected as shown in Figure 2 is not capable of any accidental movement in a plane parallel with the face of the door 3. For the: sake of clarity, some clearance has been shown in the drawings between the parts 25, 28 and 26, 29, but in practice a snug fit is provided. It is advantageous to form the slot when stamping out the single-piece hanger, and this is a feature.

It will be noted further that the bracket is connected to the projection 24, first by a movement toward the door to register the S-shaped figures and after registration and further movement toward the door, the bracket is moved downwardly whereby engagement of the notches 28 and 29 with the fastening devices 25 and 26 is accomplished. In this movement the plate 29 passes behind the projection and is anchored against outward motion. It will be noted further that when the bracket is attached the knife blade I 4 is vertically arranged and that its top edge 30 acts as a cutter for severing along the line A of Figure 9.

As shown in Figure 10, the outer end or head I5 is bent against the face of the package and this bent portion l5 and the plate 28 form means for elampingly holding the sheets for shipment. As soon as the hanger has been placed as in Figure 6, or before that placement, the head or end of the hanger is straightened to assume the position shown in the other figures, and the device is ready for use. In use the notch or shoulder l6 prevents accidental disconnection of the paper by a movement lengthwise of the blade hanger. The sheets are removed by inserting the fingers under one of the folds I l or H! and grasping and pulling downwardly. By providing these folds and thus providing something at the face of the sheet which is convenient to grasp, there is less likelihood that users will grasp more than one unit Ill, and thus economy results.

It is to be noted that the bracket (see Figure 4) is stamped and pressed from a single sheet of metal, the cutting and pressing being done at a single operation and the part l4 being thereafter bent to the position shown. The device therefore can easily be made from sheet metal by very simple operations and therefore can be very cheaply made.

The bracket not only provides an outstanding knife-like element I 4, but provides a plate-like back 20 connectible with a support. It will be further noted by reference to Figures 2 and 6 that when the pad is hung on the blade l4 its upper side lies below or at the same level as the bottom of the S-shaped element 24 or its equivalent. That is, the bottom of the opening 21 or its equivalent lies at or above the level of the upper edge of the pad of paper so that the rear face of the rearmost sheet of the package (see Figure 10) lies directly against the beads 2! and 22, or against the flat front face of the plate 2!).

The stiffening bead 23 (see Figure 6) causes the slit l3 of each sheet to be bulged outwardly on that side, drawing the opposite edge of the slit over against the flat face of the blade, thus obtaining a tightening action Which results in strong resistance to swinging motion of the pad on the blade l4, that is, swinging motion in a direction parallel with the face of the support. The bead thus performs the double function of stiffening the blade l4 and of bulging and tightemng.

It will be understood that the element 24 or its equivalent is intended to be sold with or to accompany the package, and that the elements 25, 26 can be attached in any suitable manner to a support.

I believe myself the first to provide a package as an article of manufacture which has a hanger attached thereto when sold, and wherein the hanger has means adapted to be connected to a complementary means on a support and merely by two motions perpendicular to one another.

By providing a combination hanger and means for holding a stack or pad of sheets for shipment, and by making the hanger means so that when connected the pad will not swing in the manner above mentioned, a number of purposes are served. For example, the hanger structure acts to clamp the paper during shipment, it acts to support the pad after shipment, and so acts by a very simple connection. Moreover, the character of the support is such as to force the removal of the sheets by severing by a pull, and the hanger prevents accidental disengagement of the sheets by motionn in a direction lengthwise of the combined support and tear-off blade. The blade itself is held in an upright position and the relation of the slits in the paper to the wide faces of the blades substantially prevents swinging or lateral movement of the paper thereon, and by means of the bracket connection to the support, the bracket itself, as well as its blade, is prevented from swinging.

I claim as my invention:

1. A package of paper sheets having a hanger attached thereto, said hanger having a projection which passes through slits of the sheets and which acts as a knife by which the sheets are torn when pulled by the user, said hanger having means adapting it to be connected to a support,

said knife having a stiffening bead extending lengthwise and projecting laterally thereof by which bead the paper is put under tension at the slits.

2. A package of sheets having a hanger attached thereto, the said hanger having a blade which passes through slits of the sheets, said blade having an outstanding reenforcing bead on one vertical face and extending lengthwise thereof and serving to pro-tension the paper in the region of the slits.

3. A package of sheets having a hanger attached thereto, the said hanger including a plate having a blade projecting therefrom and passing through slits of the sheets, said blade having an outstanding reenforcing bead extending lengthwise thereof, said bead being of a length substantially equal to the thickness of the package of sheets and the blade extending beyond the outer end of the bead and being bent over to clampingly hold the sheets against said plate.

4. A package of paper sheets, each folded to provide a flap on its front face beneath which the fingers can be inserted to facilitate pulling of the sheet and a hanger structure attached to k the package and having a blade which passes through slits in the unfolded portions of the sheets, and by which the package is pendently supported, each sheet of the package being folded inwardly from each opposite vertical side to provide two marginal flaps, beneath either of which the fingers can be introduced and the slits of the sheets being disposed intermediately of the inner edges of said flaps.

5. A package of sheets having a hanger attached thereto, said hangar comprising a plate having an outstanding blade which passes through vertical slits of the sheets and which is adapted to act as a knife by which the sheets are further slitted by a downward pull to be removed, said plate having means attached to a suitable support, said blade having a stiffening bead lengthwise thereof and projecting laterally therefrom and extending to a point spaced inwardly from the end of the blade, that portion of the blade which lies outwardly beyond the bead being bent to secure the sheets on the blade and being adapted to be straightened.

6. A package of sheets having a hanger attached thereto, said hanger comprising a plate having an outstanding blade which passes through vertical slits of the sheets and which is adapted to act as a knife by which the sheets are further slitted by a downward pull to be removed, said plate having an opening, said opening having means adapting it to fit over a projection of a suitable support, and when so fitted to prevent pendular motion of the plate in a direction parallel with the face of the support, said blade having a reenforcing bead extending lengthwise therefrom and laterally therefrom and to a point spaced inwardly from the end of the blade and the blade being below the opening and at the bottom of the plate, that portion of the blade which lies outwardly beyond the bead being bent to secure the sheets on the blade and being adapted to be straightened.

'7. A package of sheets havinga hanger attached thereto, said hanger comprising a plate having an outstanding blade which passes through vertical slits of the sheets and which is adapted to act as a knife by which the sheets are further slitted by a downward pull to be removed, said plate having means adapting it to be attached to a suitable support, said plate and blade having a stiffening bead which is continuous from the plate and along the blade and which projects laterally from the blade.

8. A package of sheets having a hanger attached thereto, said hanger comprising a plate -having an outstanding blade which passes through vertical slits of the sheets and which is adapted to act as a knife by which the sheets are further slitted by a downward pull to be removed, said plate having means adapting it to be attached to a suitable support, said plate and blade having a stiffening bead which is continuous from the plate to a point spaced inwardly from the end of the blade and which projects laterally from the blade, a portion of said bead on the plate being disposed at one side of the attaching means, and a second bead arranged at the opposide side of said means, the said beads being bridged by the package of sheets on the blade and the outer end of the blade being bent to secure the sheets under compression against said beads.

9. A package of sheets having a hanger attached thereto, said hanger comprising a plate having an outstanding blade which passes through vertical slits of the sheets and which is adapted to act as a knife by which the sheets are further slitted by a downward pull to be removed, said plate having means adapting it to be attached to a suitable support, said blade having a stiffening bead lengthwise thereof and projecting laterally of the blade and extending to a point spaced inwardly from the end of the blade, that portion of the blade which lies outwardly beyond the first mentioned bead being bent to secure the sheets on the blade and being adapted to be straightened, and the upper edge of said outer un-reenforced portion of the blade being notched to resist accidental disengage ment of the sheets in a direction lengthwise of the blade after said portion has been straightened. V

FRANK G. STEINER, 

